{"id":2289,"date":"2018-10-02T04:39:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T04:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/?p=2289"},"modified":"2021-07-03T05:05:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T05:05:55","slug":"author-spotlight-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/02\/author-spotlight-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Spotlight:  Julie Leung Talks About Merlin\u2019s Last Quest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9780062404053?aff=behindtheb00kshelf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/images.booksense.com\/images\/053\/404\/9780062404053.jpg\" alt=\"Merlin's Last Quest | Support Independent Bookstores - Visit IndieBound.org\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><em>Today I\u2019m<\/em><em> shining the Author Spotlight on Julie Leung and her middle grade novel MICE OF THE ROUND TABLE:\u00a0 MERLIN&#8217;S LAST QUEST<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Title: Mice of The Round Table: Merlin\u2019s Last Quest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre: Fantasy<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age Range: 8-12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Launch Date: 10\/2\/2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Please tell us a little bit about your book.<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Merlin\u2019s Last Quest concludes my trilogy, Mice of the Round Table. After pulling the Sword from the Stone and saving Camelot from a mysterious plague, Galahad and Calib infiltrate Morgan le Fay\u2019s lair to secure the Holy Grail from their enemies.<\/p>\n<p>The stars are align for a final battle that determines Camelot\u2019s fate. Calib and his friends must harness the magic of Merlin as well as the strength, bravery, and wisdom within themselves to become the mythical heroes they were destined to be.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>What inspired you to write this story and\/or these characters?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I loved the Redwall series by Brian Jacques with a fierce, probably obsessive passion. To this day, the mere description of potato leek soup and anything with the word trifle in it sends nostalgic shivers down my spine. And like any budding fantasy fiction fanatic, Arthurian legends were a gateway drug. These kinds of books made me who I am today. Mice of the Round Table is the perfect marriage of those two early loves.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Everyone says writing is a process. Could you share a little about your writing and\/or research process?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Even though I find myself always changing my outlines, it has helped me immensely to set a destination in mind when writing\u2014or even multiple destinations, like a road trip. I package my writing goals in small sprints, scene-to-scene, chapter-to-chapter. It keeps my fingers moving on the keyboard and makes drafting feel less daunting.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>We know no writer is created in a vacuum. Could you tell the readers about a teacher or a\u00a0\u00a0 librarian who had an effect on your writing life?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I think often about my experiences growing up in the public education system\u2014its many pitfalls, classroom distractions, and budget constraints. And yet, the English teachers who taught me gave it their all. In the 10<sup>th<\/sup> grade, one of my literature teachers read an essay of mine out loud to the class. It was a simple 5-paragraph glorified book report on the Elie Wiesel book, <em>Night<\/em>. However, it was the first time I\u2019d ever heard my words being read out loud by someone else. It was the first time I thought I could make a career out of writing<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>What makes your book a good pick for use in a classroom? Is there any particular way you\u2019d like to see teachers use it with young readers\/teens?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the practical sense, I like to think of my series as a gateway to the Redwall series, as well as to the larger body of Arthurian legends. In a more poetical sense, I wrote Calib\u2019s story as an examination on navigating familial, societal, and self-imposed expectations. How does one carve out one\u2019s own legend against a backdrop of outside influences? How does one find the courage to become their own person?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>I\u2019m a little dog obsessed here at www.patriciabaileyauthor.com. Would you tell the readers about\u00a0 your favorite dog (real or imaginary)?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>My husband and I have a dream of getting a Boston Terrier one day and naming him, Admiral Ackbark. He exists only in our hearts and imagination currently.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1803\" src=\"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/julie_leung-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Author Spotlight | Julie Leung Talks About Merlin's Last Quest |www.patriciabaileyauthor.com\" width=\"175\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/julie_leung-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/julie_leung-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/julie_leung-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/>JULIE LEUNG was raised in the sleepy suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, though it may be more accurate to say she grew up in Oz and came of age in Middle-earth. She works in book publishing as a digital marketer. In her free time, she enjoys furtively sniffing books at used bookstores and winning at obscure board games. Her favorite mode of transportation is the library. You can follow he on these Internet tendencies:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jleungbooks\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jleungbooks\">Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6328346-julie-leung\">Goodreads.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about Julie and the other books in the MICE OF THE ROUND TABLE series by clicking on <a href=\"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/index.php\/2016\/10\/04\/happy-book-birthday-a-tail-of-camelot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this interview I did with her about Book 1:\u00a0 A TAIL OF CAMELOT<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/24\/julie-leung-guest-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this Guest Post Julie did about Book 2:\u00a0 VOYAGE TO AVALON.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can buy Julie&#8217;s books <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9780062404053?aff=behindtheb00kshelf\">at your favorite independent bookstore.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks, Julie!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1903\" src=\"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/150-Transparentgirlwithdogcropped.png\" alt=\"PB | www.patriciabaileyauthor.com\" width=\"117\" height=\"79\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-315\" src=\"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TrishSignatureblue.png\" alt=\"TrishSignatureblue\" width=\"75\" height=\"49\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I\u2019m shining the Author Spotlight on Julie Leung and her middle grade novel MICE OF THE ROUND TABLE:\u00a0 MERLIN&#8217;S LAST QUEST Title: Mice of The Round Table: Merlin\u2019s Last Quest Genre: Fantasy Age Range: 8-12 Launch Date: 10\/2\/2018 &nbsp; Please tell us a little bit about your book. 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